The Hughes and Ware families were residents of Gloucester County and
Richmond, Virginia. Henry Hughes (ca. 1806-1854) married Mary E.D.
Hall (ca. 1820-1897). Their daughter Mary Elizabeth Hughes was born
on 11 March 1838 and died 12 October 1912. She married Cincinnatus J.
Ware (1839-1864), and together they settled in Richmond. He died while serving
in the 5th Virginia Cavalry during the Civil War. They had three children,
William Henry Ware (b. 1860), Cincinnatus J. Ware (b. 1862), and Marion Lee
Ware (b. 1865). Marion Lee Ware married Ella Stuart Cooke (b. ca. 1871)
on 30 January 1896. Their daughter Ella Booth Ware was born in 1897.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

Papers, 1836-1933, of the Hughes and Ware families of Gloucester County and
Richmond, Virginia. Includes correspondence, subject files, and oversized
items.

SERIES DESCRIPTION

Series I: Correspondence

The correspondence covers the years 1848 to 1933. Topics include family news,
schooling, the courtship of Mary E. Hughes and Cincinnatus Ware, social life,
recreational activities, the health of family members and acquaintances, and
births, marriages, and deaths of various individuals. Much of the pre-Civil War
correspondence is between Mary E.D. Hughes of Gloucester County and her daughter
Mary E. Ware of Richmond. Also of interest is the Civil War correspondence of
Cincinnatus Ware and his brother William S. Ware while they were serving in the
5th Virginia Cavalry. Subjects include troop movements, the taking of prisoners,
battles and skirmishes around Fredericksburg, Winchester, Culpeper Courthouse,
Shepardstown,and Caroline and Spotsylvania Counties. There are also letters
concerning the death of Cincinnatus Ware at Newtown in 1864.

Series II: Subject Files

The subject files contain accounts, clippings, deeds, envelopes, financial records,
guardian's accounts, legal papers, memorandum and account books,
promissory notes, receipts, including rental receipts for oyster grounds and
tax receipts, and other material. There is also material relating to the
5th Virginia Cavalry, including an affidavit, appointment, a list of money loaned
and due William S. Ware while in camp, a morning report, muster roll, and order
for detail.

Series III. Oversized Items

The oversized items contain accounts, including guardian's accounts, as well as
two horse pedigrees, and membership applications.